Turkish football league system
Status of football leagues in Turkey
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Süper Lig
Süper Lig is the highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.
Other professional divisions
The TFF 1. Lig is the second highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.
The TFF 2. Lig is the third highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.
The TFF 3. Lig is the fourth highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.
Lower divisions
Starting at Level 5.
Table
| Professional leagues | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Süper Lig 18 clubs 3 relegations | |||||
| 2 | TFF 1. Lig 20 clubs 3 promotions, 4 relegations | |||||
| 3 | TFF 2. Lig White Group 18 clubs 1-2 promotions, 4 relegations |
TFF 2. Lig Red Group 18 clubs 1-2 promotions, 4 relegations | ||||
| 4 | TFF 3. Lig Group 1 18 clubs 1-2 promotions, 4 relegations |
TFF 3. Lig Group 2 18 clubs 1-2 promotions, 4 relegations |
TFF 3. Lig Group 3 18 clubs 1-2 promotions, 4 relegations | |||
| Non-professional leagues | ||||||
| 5 | Professional Transition League (formerly Regional Amateur League) 12 promotions, 24+ relegations (occasional) | |||||
| 6 | Super Amateur Leagues Local | |||||
| 7 | Amateur First Division Local | |||||
| 8 | Amateur Second Division Local | |||||
Promotion / relegation
Promotion and relegation can occur through every league. This means a club in the Professional Transition League may be promoted to the top flight Süper Lig. There are two stages in the promotion process.
First stage
Provinces which do not have professional clubs send a club or clubs to play. These provinces are:
- 2 clubs: Düzce, Edirne, Kırklareli, Nevşehir
- 1 club: Ağrı, Amasya, Ardahan, Bartın, Bayburt, Bingöl, Bitlis, Hakkari, Muş, Niğde, Sinop, Tunceli
The two clubs which finish first and second gain promotion.
Second stage
The rest of the amateur clubs join in and play against each other. These provinces are:
- 12 clubs from Istanbul
- 6 clubs from Izmir
- 5 clubs each from Ankara, Balıkesir, Bursa, Kocaeli, Manisa
- 4 clubs each from Aydın, Kütahya, Sakarya
- 3 clubs each from Adana, Afyon, Antalya, Denizli, Eskişehir, Hatay, Kayseri, Konya, Mersin, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Zonguldak
- 2 clubs each from Bilecik, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Giresun, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Muğla, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Van, Yalova
- 1 club each from Adıyaman, Aksaray, Artvin, Batman, Bolu, Burdur, Çankırı, Çorum, Erzincan, Gümüşhane, Iğdır, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Kilis, Mardin, Osmaniye, Siirt, Şırnak, Tokat, Yozgat
The play-off winner gains promotion to the TFF 3. Lig.[1]
